Thomas Betts

Thomas Betts
Deputy of the
General Assembly
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk[1]
In office
May 1692 – October 1692
Serving with Samuel Hayes
Preceded byJohn Belding,
James Olmsted
Succeeded byJohn Platt,
James Olmsted
In office
October 1694 – May 1695
Serving with John Platt
Preceded byMatthew Marvin, Jr.,
Samuel Hayes
Succeeded bySamuel Hayes,
Jakin Gregory
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
In office
May 1704 – May 1705
Serving with Samuel Keeler
Preceded bySamuel Hayes,
Samuel Keeler
Succeeded byJohn Belding,
Joseph Platt
In office
October 1705 – May 1706
Serving with Samuel Hanford
Preceded byJoseph Platt,
John Belding
Succeeded bySamuel Keeler,
John Copp
In office
May 1707 – October 1707
Serving with Samuel Hanford
Preceded byJoseph Platt
Succeeded byJoseph Platt
Personal details
BornJune 3, 1650[2][3]
Guilford, Connecticut Colony[3]
Diedbetween September 5 and December 24, 1717
Spouse(s)Sarah Marvin, daughter of Matthew Marvin, Jr. (m. January 13, 1680, Norwalk)[2][3]
ChildrenJohn Betts, Thomas Betts, Sarah Betts (m. Joseph St. John, 1695; Samuel Keeler, 1712), Matthew Betts, Mary Betts Bartlett (m. John Bartlett), Elizabeth Betts (m. Captain Thomas Seymour)[3]
Residence(s)Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Occupationmiller
Coat of Arms of Thomas Betts

Thomas Betts (June 3, 1650 – between September 5 and December 24, 1717) was a deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1692, and October 1694, and a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in the sessions of May and October 1704, October 1705, and May 1707.

  1. ^ An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
  2. ^ a b Norwalk vol. 1
  3. ^ a b c d "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MZM2-6KP : accessed 2014-05-02), entry for Thomas BETTS; [JR.].